Pioneering dance act Leftfield have joined the line up for this year's Bluedot Festival .

Founded by Neil Barnes and Paul Daley in 1989, the duo were instrumental in the evolution of electronic music in the 90s and their seminal debut album Leftism was one of the decade's defining records.

Barnes, who resurrected the project on his own in 2015, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be performing at bluedot festival. I love Jodrell Bank and I can’t quite believe we’re going to play a gig there. We can’t wait."

Organisers have also announced another new addition to the bill - the new Manchester supergroup Rogue Emperor, who will make their live debut at the Jodrell Bank festival.

The band is a collaboration between former Elbow drummer Richard Jupp and Doves keyboard player Martin Rebelski. The pair are joined by 1,2,3,4’s guitarist Mike TV - who can often be found backing Badly Drawn Boy live - and renowned session bassist Ollie Collins.

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Jupp said: “Make no mistake, this is dance music. It’s designed for the dancefloor – its electronic but with our own take on it.

"It’s a seriously big sound and we can’t wait to play it live to an audience. We were all at Bluedot last year and straight away agreed it would be the perfect place to play for the first time. I think we’re going to blow some minds there this year!”

They join a bill already bursting with acts including headliners Orbital, Pixies and alt-J.

Also performing across the weekend from July 7 to 9 are Soulwax, performing with their full electronic live show, LA dream-pop four piece Warpaint and a UK festival exclusive from psych-swing revolutionaries Ezra Furman and The Boyfriends.

For the full line up visit discoverthebluedot.com . Full weekend camping tickets are on sale starting from £159 and individual day tickets are also available for £59.